The Jimmy’z nightclub, perhaps Monaco’s most famous nightlife hotspot, has celebrated its 50th anniversary with a party attended by some of the biggest names in the Principality today.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, who would have been just 16 years old when Jimmy’z opened at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club on 22nd June 1974, joined a host of other Monegasque figures and celebrities at the nightclub’s grand anniversary celebrations on 11th July.
Among the other partygoers who joined the Prince in raising a toast to this “temple of clubbing” were: F1’s Charles Leclerc and his girlfriend, Alexandra Saint Mleux; Camille Gottlieb, the daughter of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco; Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer’s Chairman and CEO Stéphane Valeri; and the club’s long-standing director, Antonio Ierone.
Leclerc’s appearance at the party will come as no surprise to fans of the driver who watched him bask in the glory of a home win at the Monaco Grand Prix in May. As he sailed over the finish line, the Monegasque pilot was heard telling his team, “I hope Jimmy’z is ready!”
The story of Jimmy’z actually goes back a little further than 50 years, back to 1971. At the time, it was found just below the Sporting d’ Été and went by the name of The Jimmy’z. It was a vibrant nightlife hotspot even then, ruled over by the Grande Zoa of Régine.
Following the demolition of the complex, Jimmy’z was reopened anew in the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club on 22nd June 1974, the anniversary of which was celebrated earlier this month.
Jimmy’z has kept flowing with the times over these past five decades. It was fully renovated in 1986, bringing its style and vibe into line with the changing trends of the era, before additional transformations in 2000, 2004, 2012 and 2017.
Despite its evolving look, which has even included a name change to Parady’z at one point, the nightclub has always maintained its status as a staple feature of Monaco’s vibrant party scene, a place adored as much by locals as by the millions of international partygoers who have hit its dancefloor over the years.
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